3 New Borns Die In Chhattisgarh Due To Lack Of Oxygen After Attendant Gets Drunk And Passes Out

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After the horrific incident in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur where 70 children died because of lack of oxygen at a hospital, reports a similar incident has happened in Chhattisgarh where 3 children have died.

NDTV reports that the mishap happened at the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital because the attendant, Ravi Chandra, got drunk on duty and passed out, and the oxygen supply stopped.

Chandra was suspended and arrested.

Director of Health Services, R Prasanna, told The Indian Express, "Yesterday there was a drop in oxygen pressure, there was no cut in oxygen supply. CMO and Superintendent immediately intervened, sorted the issue. Death of children are due to illness, information will be shared shortly."

The newspaper reports that one of the babies who died was just five days old and had a heart condition.

Chief Minister Raman Singh has ordered a probe into the incident.

#Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh orders probe into death of 3 children in Raipur's BR Ambedkar Hospital due to lack of oxygen supply, last night

In an earlier report, Mint said in data available with them it said only five of the first 30 deaths between August 10 and August 11 were because if acute encephalitis syndrome, one was because of hepatic encephalopathy and the other deaths were of terminally in newborn babies.